MYRSINACEAL. 



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several species of the genera Laiitana and Clerode7idro?i 

 are sought after for the beauty of their flowers. The only 



Fig. 153. Teak [Tecioin grandis). To the left the accrescent calyx, 

 enclosing the fruit. 



British representative of the Family, Verbena officinalis, is a 

 wide-spread weed, with inconspicuous flowers, sufficiently 

 common in India. 



73. Natural Order, MyrsinacecB. — The Ardisia Family. 



Trees or shrubs, with alternate, simple leaves, and regular 

 flowers. Stamens five or four, opposite lobes of corolla. 

 Ovary one-celled, with free central placenta. 



